FUCK_REDD1T t1_ixrbydk wrote on November 25, 2022 at 6:42 PM

Reply to comment by albene in TIL that turkeys can sometimes reproduce asexually, forming near-clones of themselves. by WaryLouka

When they reproduce with their genetically identical offspring is their any chance for mutations? Or do they create more genetically identical offspring?

enternationalist t1_ixrr7us wrote on November 25, 2022 at 8:34 PM

There's always a chance for mutations.

methodin t1_ixs07qc wrote on November 25, 2022 at 9:40 PM

What happens when they become teenagers?

son_et_lumiere t1_ixsc0eb wrote on November 25, 2022 at 11:14 PM

They turn into ninjas.

Croute_de_Couilles t1_ixs5cey wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:20 PM

They're not children anymore

mokomi t1_ixs56tn wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:19 PM

Not an expert, but as long as it isn't an clone using the same DNA. There will always be a chance for mutations. Their offspring are near, but not exact. Whatever happens they are gaining males with a Y.

Now if you are thinking of diseases like human inbreeding does. All species do have that problem. They just die off or it's a common problem with XYZ. Humans live longer than their breeding age and they are many, many people. So problematic mutations just stick around and get worse.

albene t1_ixsuee7 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 1:51 AM

The offspring are not genetically identical as the process still involves meiosis, which means crossing over, random assortment and independent segregation still occur to create new combinations of alleles. The issue is that the gene pool is greatly reduced as it originates from a single individual.